![]() (This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed. Further investigation is underway in this matter. The case is currently being investigated by the West Bengal STF under different sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA)," the official added. "Nannu Mia was arrested in connection with an investigation of the Shashan Police Station case. "Today one male person aged 40 years named Nannu Mia of Dinhata, Coochbihar has been arrested by West Bengal STF from Howrah in connection with an ongoing case," the official said. ![]() The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) arrested a suspected terrorist of the Al-Qaeda outfit from Howrah, officials said on Saturday. Semiel Vedel was sentenced to seven years in prison.ANI | Updated: 29-04-2023 18:44 IST | Created: 29-04-2023 18:44 IST Representative image. It has effectively criminalized independent reporting on the conflict and any criticism of the war, with the authorities targeting not only prominent opposition figures who eventually received draconian prison terms but but people not known for anti-government activity.Ī court in Moscow convicted a former police officer Monday of publicly spreading false information about the country’s military for criticizing the war in Ukraine to his friends over the phone. Cabinet is still looking for a way out Despite President Cyril Ramaphosas invitation to his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, to attend a BRICS summit later this year, Cabinet is considering the ramifications. The sweeping campaign of repression has been unparalleled since the Soviet era. Top Stories News24 10h ago Ramaphosa formally invited alleged war criminal Putin to SA. But the number of such prosecutions has mushroomed as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent since the start of invasion of Ukraine. OVD-Info, which monitors protests and tracks arrests, said the case against Novikova was among the first ones launched under the new law that prohibited spreading false information about the Russian military. “I am prepared to pay the price for the right to remain a human … because I understand that there will be no acquittal,” Novikova was quoted by Russian media as saying in court.Īn average salary in Siberia’s Tomsk province, where Seversk is located, is 56,000 rubles, or just under $700, according to official government statistics. She said she didn’t have the money to pay a fine of that size. Novikova herself pleaded with the court to send her to prison rather than the alternative: a fine of at least 700,000 rubles ($8,700) that the law allowed. Prosecutors had requested a three-year prison sentence. The court in Seversk, Novikova’s hometown, imposed a fine of 1 million rubles (over $12,400), the Russian human rights and legal aid group OVD-Info quoted her husband, Alexandr Gavrik, as saying. Novikova’s posts on the messaging app Telegram decried the invasion and criticized the Russian government. Marina Novikova, a 65-year-old lawyer, was found guilty of “spreading false information” about the Russian army, which was made a criminal offense after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine more than 14 months ago. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) - A court in Russia convicted a woman from a Siberian city over social media posts condemning the war in Ukraine and punished her Friday with a steep fine even though both she and the prosecution asked for a prison sentence.
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